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Blazers waive C Festus Ezeli.

This news was coming from a mile away with general manager Neil Olshey saying Ezeli wouldn't be on the roster way back in April. The Blazers gave him a two-year, $15 million deal with a team option last season, but obviously it was a major swing and miss with Ezeli not logging a single minute for the club. Fri, Jun 30, 2017 03:47:00 PM

Trail Blazers' GM Neil Olshey stated on Tuesday that Festus Ezeli will not be with the team next season.

Portland had a team option on Ezeli for Year-2, but Olshey isn't willing to hand him another $7.7 million after he failed to play a single game for them due to chronic knee issues. Ezeli should be able to find a contract with another team as a backup center, but he's not going to have any fantasy value. Tue, Apr 25, 2017 06:04:00 PM

Festus Ezeli is hopeful that he will have a chance to suit up for the Blazers next season.

Ezeli never made an appearance for the Blazers this season and had cadaver ligament replacement surgery on his left knee back in March. He's been rehabbing his knee five times a week and is working on his range of motion, but he still has to monitor some swelling and is eating healthy to avoid putting on any extra weight. While it's unlikely that the Blazers will pick up their $7.73 million option on Ezeli for next season, hopefully he'll get another chance to play in 2017-18 if he can finally get his knee right. Sun, Apr 23, 2017 09:41:00 AM

Ezeli didn't manage to get on the court for a single minute with the Trail Blazers this season, so there won't be any fantasy impact with him now officially done for the year. Hopefully, he'll be ready to go by training camp. Wed, Mar 8, 2017 01:05:00 PM